Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Quill Lichen

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cladonia
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Quill Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.